Cellular South Introduces Location Based Services with LOC-AID Technologies
Written by LOC-AID Technologies
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Jackson, Miss. (January 20, 2008) –Cellular South has added another
application to its line of products and services for business and
government customers from LOC-AID Technologies.
Location Based Services (LBS) provided by LOC-AID Technologies
portfolio of applications (Find LOC-AID People, LOC-AID LITE and
LOC-AID Web Portal) makes use of position data from wireless devices,
including latitude/longitude, speed and heading.
By utilizing GPS satellites and the Cellular South network,
LBS enables users to find points of interests and nearby attractions,
locate other parties by tracking and Geo-Fencing, and provide reporting
of location points by date/time. This service is ideal for a business
or government organizations that could benefit from:
• Assistance with making dispatch decisions
• Enforcing adherence to service territories
• Providing accurate delivery time data to customers
• Aiding service personnel in determining directions
Cellular South Location Based Services can include:
• Sending your location to another equipped device or to an email address
• Setting and monitoring Geo-Fences for multiple handsets
• Query or tracking multiple handsets at one time
• Monitoring and tracking speeding events
• Query and monitor handsets from BOTH a web portal and your handset.
• Can track multiple devices from one website
“Cellular
South is dedicated to providing business and government customers with
the most advanced services that they need to manage their day-to-day
operations as efficient and effective as possible”, said Jim Richmond,
Director of Corporate Communications for Cellular South.
“According to research conducted by Berg Insight, the number of
mobile subscribers accessing maps and downloading routes using their
mobile handsets is expected to grow from 4 million users in 2007 to 43
million users in 2012,” says Robin Erkkila product manager for Intrado,
Cellular South’s LBS partner. “Location-based services (LBS) accounted
for 51 percent of the $118 million worth of downloadable mobile
applications for phones in the United States, according to market research firm The Nielsen Company.”
“LOC-AID Technologies recognizes Cellular South’s leadership in LBS
services. We are very pleased to have been part of this innovative
launch, and support Cellular South and the industry in location
aggregation” said Isaias Sudit of LOC-AID Technologies.
About Cellular South
With
a nationwide wireless voice and data network, Cellular South is
committed to providing plans, products, applications that allow
consumers to rely on wireless service in every way. Cellular South is
a leader in m-commerce technology availability and adoption with its
next-generation mobile payment products, such as Obopay, Cellfire
mobile coupons and mobile ticketing. For more information, visit www.cellularsouth.com.
.
About LOC-AID Technologies
LOC-AID Technologies, based in Boca Raton Fla., has developed a
suite of award-winning LBS solutions, including location based
aggregation services. For more information, visit www.loc-aid.net.
LOC-AID is a registered trademark of LOC-AID Technologies Inc.
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